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OK SB564

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

Brian Guthrie

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds the Judicial Nominating Commission to the definition of "public body" under the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act, subjecting it to open meeting requirements

  • Permits the Judicial Nominating Commission to hold executive sessions for limited purposes: discussing candidate merits and qualifications to determine interview selections, or meeting privately with candidates regarding confidential financial disclosure or background check information

  • Prohibits conducting candidate interviews in executive sessions and bars Commissioners from voting or indicating voting intentions during executive sessions

  • Updates a statutory reference from "Section 1" to "Section 143" of Title 21 regarding the Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence (SAFE) Board

  • Effective date of November 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Oklahoma Open Meeting Act; adding Judicial Nominating Commission to definition of public body; establishing purposes for permissible executive sessions. Effective date.

Last Action

Second Reading referred to Judiciary

2/4/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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